Somatic Mosaicism in the Human Genome

Somatic mosaicism refers to the occurrence of two genetically distinct populations of cells within an individual, derived from a postzygotic mutation. In contrast to inherited mutations, somatic mosaic mutations may affect only a portion of the body and are not transmitted to progeny. These mutation...

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Main Authors: Freed, Donald, Stevens, Eric L., Pevsner, Jonathan
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: MDPI 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4276927/